"Benjamin is one of the most musically intelligent students to have studied with me in recent years.  He possesses a great knowledge of the score of each studied work like few other musicians." —Rainer Kussmaul (first concertmaster, Berlin Philharmonic)

"Benjamin Shute. . .played the Sibelius [concerto] with marvelous aplomb and gave. . .this composition his very own unique interpretation—impressive." —Badische Zeitung

"“For those who are not persuaded that the key to Sei Solo is to be found exclusively in just symbolic numbers, or key sequences, or symbolic references, or Biblical typology, studies that acknowledge the complexity of Bach’s mind, the diversity of his accomplishments and the range of Biblical, social and cultural influences under which he was formed as a person stand a greater chance of winning my sympathy, and this is certainly one of them. . . . In these important areas where few musicians are totally at home, Shute seems surefooted. This is a good omen for a study that is complex, detailed and seems to me to reach pretty plausible insights.” —David Stancliffe, Early Music Review (UK)  on the book Sei Solo: Symbolum? The Theology of J. S. Bach's Solo Violin Works

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